Activity Book

GAMES & ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS OF ALL AGES
NATIONAL OCEANIC
ADMINISTRATION
AND
ATMOSPHERIC
www.marinedebris.noaa.gov
T able of C ontents
1 Marine Debris Word Find
Tons of Trash!
2

3

4

Coloring Activity
Healthy Coral Reef
11 Coloring Activity
Sailing Away

12 Memory Game
Marine Match-Up

13 Connect the Dots
A Sea Turtles Story
Identifying the Problem

The Source of the Problem
14 Littering Checklist
No Excuses
Picture Crossword
Types of Marine Debris
5 Which One Is Different?

Litterless Lunches
Beach Cleanup
6 Coloring Activity
Go Fish!
16 Unscramble the Phrase

How Can I Help?
7 Secret Code
Learn to Be a Drain Brain!
17 A Silly Story
Cleaning Up the Beach
8 Word Challenge
Beat the Clock!
Diver Cleanup
9 Coloring Activity
A Day at the Beach!
19 Marine Debris Maze

Getting to the Trash Can
10 Marine Debris Match Up

How Long Will it Take?
20 Debris Detective
The Three Rs of Good
Stewardship
21 ANSWERKEY
For more great activities, information, and

what you can do to prevent marine debris visit
This educational document was produced for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Marine Debris
Program under NOAA contract number AB133F06CN0193 by Sheavly Consultants, Virginia Beach, Virginia.
M A R I N E
D E B R I S
W O R D
F I N D
13
Million
Tons
of Pounds?!
Trash!
ItItwas
estimated
that
a billion
pounds
of are
litter
has
been
intoeach
the year.*
ocean
is estimated
that
13over
million
pounds
of litter
put
into
theput
ocean
each year.* This litter is generated by many sources, from boats and oil rigs
This litter is generated by many sources, from boats and oil rigs on the water to
on the water to picnickers, fishermen, and beachgoers along the shore. Hidden
picnickers,
fisherman,
and
beachgoers
along
the shore.
Hidden
below is a list of
below
is a list
of objects
that
have been
discarded
into our
oceans.
objects
that
have
been
discarded
into
our
oceans.
See
if
you
can
find them all!
See if you can find them all!
*1995 U.S. National Research Council study
H O
G U
O A
A N
E W E
N O U A
G D
A K M S
V D O A
N O A H W T
H O
D W
G
L
O A A M E
H D N G
R O
S W S
B O
G Y
D O
G A
W A N X O
U O H
N G
H M
T M R
These hidden words are found horizontally, vertically and diagonally. (Answers on page 21).
BAIT CONTAINER
BALLOON
CRATE
CUP
FISHING NET
GLASS BOTTLE
LUMBER
PAINT BRUSH
SHOE
SODA CAN
BUCKET
BUOY
CIGARETTE
DIAPER
DOLL
FISHING LINE
GLOVE
HARD HAT
HOSE
RADIO
ROPE
RUG
STRAW
TIRE
TRASH BAG
*1997 U.S. Academy of Sciences study.
For more great activities, information, and what you can do to prevent marine debris visit www.marinedebris.noaa.gov
P I C T U R E
C R O S S W O R D
Types of Marine Debris

4 DOWN:
__________ TRAP
2 DOWN:
FISHING _____
1 DOWN:
FLOAT OR _______
6 DOWN:
_______ CONTAINER
12 DOWN:
FISHING _______
16 DOWN:
OIL OR LUBE
___________
11 ACROSS:
CHILDRENS ________
8 DOWN:
____________
LINE
10 DOWN:
KNOTTED ________
14 DOWN:
WOODEN ________
MARINE DEBRIS COMES

MARINE DEBRIS COMES
FROM
MANY SOURCES
SOURCES
FROM MANY
ACROSS:
ACROSS:
These
These litter
litter items
items are
are
generated
by
generated bypeople
peopleon
on
land
beachgoers,
land such
such as
as beachgoers,
picnickers, and those who
picnickers and those who
improperly dump their trash.
improperly dump their trash.
DOWN:
DOWN:
These
These litter
litter items
items are
are
generated
generatedby
bypeople
peopleat
atsea
sea
such as boaters, fishermen,
such as boaters, fisherman
and passengers on cargo or
and passengers on cargo
cruise ships.
or cruise ships.
17 DOWN: CRAB ______
10
11
13
14
17
PARENTS
CANHELP!
HELP!
PARENTS CAN
(Answers
page
(Answers onon
page
21) 21)
15
12
16
18
19
20
21
3 ACROSS:
_________
BOTTLE
5 ACROSS:
LIGHT
_______
15 ACROSS:
___________
GLOVE
7 ACROSS:
_________________
TIRE
18 ACROSS:
MILK
_________
13 ACROSS:
___________
HOLDER
9 ACROSS:
________
BAG
20 ACROSS:
________
BOTTLE
21 ACROSS:
CAR ___________
19 ACROSS:
_____ CAN
C O L O R I N G
A C T I V I T Y
Healthy Coral Reef
I D E N T I F Y I N G
T H E
P R O B L E M
The Source
of the Problem
PARENTS CAN HELP!
There are nine pictures below.

Circle the pictures which you
believe could be sources of marine
debris or ocean trash. When you
have finished, write down what
these pictures have in common.
Answers on page 21.
A CRUISE SHIP
A SHARK
PICNICKERS
A FISH
A MAN WASHING
HIS CAR
DOLPHINS
A FISHERMAN
SEA GULLS
A BEACHGOER
W H I C H
O N E
I S
D I F F E R E N T ?
Litterless Lunches
There
aresix
sixpacked
There are
packed lunches
lunches pictured.
pictured. One of
One of them is
them is different
different
fromothers.
all
from
all the
the
others.
Can
Can you find you
find one
the one
the
thatthat
is
is
different?
different?
HOW YOUR PACKED LUNCH CAN HELP MAKE LESS TRASH

Many kids carry a packed lunch to school. Food packaging can create a lot of
trash every year. Here are some ways to reduce the amount of trash generated
by a packed lunch.
Reduce the amount of food packaging needed. When planning your
packed lunches, instead of buying 12 individual bags of cookies, you can
buy one larger bag of cookies and divide it into serving sized portions in
reusable containers.
Reusable plastic containers can store cookies, chips and just about
everything else you find in a packed lunch. These containers can be brought
home, washed and used again.
Always recycle the aluminum cans, glass bottles, plastic bottles and plastic
containers found in your packed lunch.
(Answer is on page 21)
C O L O R I N G
A C T I V I T Y
Go Fish!
S E C R E T
C O D E
Learn to Be
a Drain Brain!
Unlock the Secret Message and Discover
How You Can Become a Drain Brain!
Have you ever wondered what those holes are at the
edge of the sidewalk? Theyre called storm drains
and they carry rain water off the street and into streams
and rivers.
Soda bottles, paper cups, candy wrappers, cigarette butts
and all of the trash in the street gets carried into storm
drains with the rain water until it finally reaches the
ocean and becomes debris.
Unlock the secret message by using the chart below to
replace the shapes with the letters they match up with.
=A
=C
=H
=R
=I
=S
=L
=T
=N
=U
=O
=W
=P
=Y
(Answers on page 21)
W O R D
C H A L L E N G E
Beat the Clock!

Find
which one
one of
of you
you can
can list
listthe
themost
mostnumber
number
Findaafriend
friendand
and see
see which
of new words created by using letters found in the words
of new words created by using the letters found in the words
MARINE DEBRIS. Set a timer for 10 minutes. The person with
MARINE
DEBRIS.ofSet
a timer
for 10See
minutes.
The person
the
the
most number
words
WINS!
rule about
using with
double
most number of words WINS! See rule about using double letters.
letters.
MARINE DEBRIS contains two Rs, two Es, and two Is. It is
acceptable for your new words to contain these double letters.
Example:
N E E D
13.)
27.)
Example:
B A R N
14.)
28.)
1.)
15.)
29.)
2.)
16.)
30.)
3.)
17.)
31.)
4.)
18.)
32.)
5.)
19.)
33.)
6.)
20.)
34.)
7.)
21.)
35.)
8.)
22.)
36.)
9.)
23.)
37.)
10.)
24.)
38.)
11.)
25.)
39.)
12.)
26.)
40.)
C O L O R I N G
A C T I V I T Y
M A R I N E
D E B R I S
M AT C H
U P
How Long Will it Take?

It takes
takesjust
justa amoment
moment
item
carelessly
discarded
or blown
by
It
forfor
anan
item
to to
bebe
carelessly
discarded
or blown
by wind
wind
into
the
ocean,
bur
it
can
take
many,
many
years
for
that
item
to
into the ocean, but it can take many, many years for that item to completely
completely decompose. Test your knowledge about decomposition times.
decompose. Test your knowledge about decomposition times. Draw a line
Draw a line between each item (left) and its estimated decomposition time
between
each item (left)times
to its may
corresponding
decomposition
(right). Decomposition
be used more
than once.time (right).
How Many
Take
forfor
These
Items
to Decompose
in the Ocean?
How
muchYears
timeWill
willit it
take
these
items
to decompose
in the ocean?
Undetermined
Cigarette Filter
UNDETERMINED
600 Years
Fishing Line
MANY
years
450 Years
A200
fewYears
years
Banana Peel
Aluminum Can
A few
months
50 Years
Glass Bottle
A1-5
fewYears
weeks
3 Months
2-6 Weeks
Milk Carton
10
Styrofoam
Cup
Plastic Beverage
Bottle
Answers are on page 21.
C O L O R I N G
A C T I V I T Y
Sailing Away
11
M E M O R Y
G A M E
Marine Match-Up
What do you think happens when an animal comes
across litter in its natural habitat?
A sea turtle can choke on a plastic sandwich bag
that it mistakes for food. A curious sea lion can get
entangled in discarded commercial fishing nets.
Play the MARINE MATCH-UP game to learn more
about how litter harms marine animals.
Dolphin
A dolphin can
get tangled in fishing gear
Manatee
A manatee can get tangled

in discarded fishing line
Dolphin
A dolphin can
get tangled in fishing gear
Manatee
A manatee can get tangled

Sea Gull
Sea Gull
A sea gull
can become entangled
A sea gull
can become entangled
Beaver
Beaver
12
A beaver can get

its head stuck in a tin can
A beaver can get

its head stuck in a tin can
HOW TO PLAY (FOR TWO PLAYERS)

1.) Cut out the squares and place them face down.
2.) Player 1 turns over two squares.
3.) If a match is revealed, the player gets to keep the two squares.
For example, if the player reveals two Dolphins, he gets to keep
the two squares. However, if the player reveals two animals
which DO NOT match, then both squares are turned face down
again and Player 2 takes a turn.
4.) When all the squares are gone, the player with the most
number of squares wins.
Pelican
Pelican
A pelican
can get its
neck stuck in
a six-pack
holder
A pelican
can get its
neck stuck in
a six-pack
holder
Raccoon
Raccoon
A raccoon
can cut its
paws on broken glass
A raccoon
can cut its
paws on broken glass
Sea
Turtle
Sea
Turtle
A sea turtle can

choke on a plastic bag
A sea turtle can

choke on a plastic bag
Sea Lion
Sea Lion
A sea lion can become

entangled in ropes and nets
A sea lion can become

entangled in ropes and nets
C O N N E C T
T H E
D O T S
A Sea Turtles Story

4
5
2
9
Start Here
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54
48
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10
12
15
13
14
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16
46
49
53
17
50
52
45
18
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42
44
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41
19
21
40
32
22
33
39
34
20
23
31
24
25
35
38
37
36
26
30
27
29
28
How Can Litter Be Deadly to a Sea Turtle?

Sometimes sea turtles mistake litter in the water as food. Plastic bags
look like jellyfish, sea turtles favorite food. If swallowed, debris can block
Sometimes sea turtles mistake litter in the water as food. Plastic bags look
digestion or remain in the turtles stomach, causing the turtle to feel full
like jellyfish, sea turtles favorite food. If swallowed, debris can block digestion
and eat less than it needs to survive. Plastic or plastic foam in a turtles
or remain
in cause
the turtles
stomach,
causing
the turtlethe
to feel
fullability
and eat
stomach
can
excess
buoyancy,
decreasing
animals
toless
than
it
needs
to
survive.
Plastic
or
plastic
foam
in
a
turtles
stomach
can
cause
dive deeper for prey.
excess buoyancy, decreasing the animals ability to dive deeper for prey.
Connect the DotsDont Let Your Trash End Up in the Ocean!

13
L I T T E R I N G
C H E C K L I S T
No Excuses
Have you ever littered and thought you had a good reason for it?
When people litter, they sometimes think that they have a good reason for
When people litter, they sometimes think that they have a good reason for it.
it. But, there is NEVER a good excuse for littering. Take a look at the list of
But there is NEVER a good excuse for littering. Take a look at the list of
reasons people use for littering. Put a checkmark next to the excuses you
reasons
people
use use
for littering.
Putlitter.
a checkmark next to the excuses you have
have
heard
people
when they
heard people use when they litter.
If
friends or
or family
familyuse
usethese
theseexcuses,
excuses,
remind
them
that
there
no
If your
your friends
remind
them
that
there
are are
no good
good excuses for littering and ask them to throw their trash away in a trash
excuses for littering and ask them to throw their trash away in a trash can.
can.
Theres already trash there.
Nobody told me not to.
Why shouldnt I?
The trash can was too yucky

to touch.
I dont want to mess up

my back pack.
Animals will eat the apple core.
Its too hard to find a trash can.
Its so tiny, it wont matter.
Mom would get upset if she knew

I ate a snack before dinner.
Bees were around the trash can.
Everyone else does it!
I saw an adult do it.
Someone else will pick it up for me.
I dont care about the beach.
Its JUST a candy wrapper.
There wasnt a sign telling me

not to litter.
Its too heavy to carry.
It fell out of my pocket.
14
C O L O R I N G
A C T I V I T Y
Beach Cleanup
15
U N S C R A M B L E
T H E
P H R A S E
How Can I Help?

Beach
coastalcleanups
cleanupscan
can
found
many
communities.
Beach or
or coastal
bebe
found
in in
many
communities.
During these cleanups, kids and adults work together to collect
During these cleanups, kids and adults work together to collect the
the trash that has been thrown into their waterways. Cleanups
trash that has been thrown into their waterways. Cleanups make
make the environment a cleaner, safer place for people and
the environment a cleaner, safer place for people and animals.
animals.
Unscramble the words below to reveal how you can help! Answers on page 21.
16
S I L LY
S T O R Y
Cleaning Up the Beach

This is a game that can be played with two people, but we recommend
This is a game that can be played with two people, but we recommend playing it
playing it with a group. The READER asks each person (in turn) to call out
with a group. The READER asks each person (in turn) to call out a word until the
a word until the blanks are filled in. Then the READER reads the entire silly
blanks are filled in. Then the READER reads the entire silly story to the group.
story to the group.
Last year, we had a very successful beach cleanup in our community.

helped out along with
FEMALE CELEBRITY
, and
FEMALE PLAYER
I got the
and I found
of them.
NUMBER
CLOTHING
when
EXCLAMATION!
NUMBER
NOUN PLURAL
NOUN PLURAL
NOUN
. We all yelled
found a
FEMALE PLAYER
stuck in the sand. But the most
piece of garbage we found was a

we had found
had a
MALE PLAYER
on his
TYPE OF GARBAGE
NOUN
NOUN PLURAL
job himself. He wore gloves so that he wouldnt
ADJECTIVE
get any
MALE CELEBRITY
job of picking up all of the
ADJECTIVE
MALE PLAYER
NUMBER
ADJECTIVE
. By the end of the day,
NOUN PLURAL
, and
NUMBER
. The beach was a much cleaner, safer place to play!

17
C O L O R I N G
A C T I V I T Y
Diver Cleanup
18
Only a trained and experienced diver should

attempt removing marine debris underwater.
M A R I N E
D E B R I S
M A Z E
Getting to the Trash Can

Sometimes
takes
a couple
more
steps
to to
get
to a trash
can where
Sometimes itittakes
a couple
more
steps
to get
a trash
can where
you canyou
properly
can
properly
discard
your
trash.
But
these
extra
steps
will
make
you
a
discard your trash. But these extra steps will make you a good steward of
the
good
steward
of
the
environment.
Always
put
your
trash
in
a
trash
can
environment. Always put your trash in a trash can and always look for recyclingand
bins
always look for recycling bins for your glass, plastics, cardboard, metals, and
for your glass, plastics, cardboard, metals and newspapers.
newspaper.
Using a Pencil, Help Billy

Find His Way through
the Maze and to
the Trash Can
TRASH
19
D E B R I S
D E T E C T I V E
The Three Rs of
Good Stewardship
A good steward protects and promotes a clean, safe environment through their own actions
making our planet a place where future generations of both humans and animals will thrive.
Hidden in the phrase below are the three most important words to
Hidden in the phrase below are the three most important words to remember
remember if you want to be a good steward of your environment. Link
if you
want to
be a good
steward
your
environment.
Link
the missing
letters
the
missing
letters
in the
phraseof(in
order)
to spell out
these
three words.
in the phrase
(in order)
Answers
on page
21. to spell out these three words. Answers on page 21.
1.
2.
6.
3.
7.
4.
8.
10.
9.
11.
13.
12.
14.
16.
12.
15.
17.
1.
2.
5.
18.
3.
4.
7.
8.
9.
13.
14.
15.
5.
10.
16.
6.
11.
17.
18.
20
ANSWERKEY
(Where applicable)
Word Find (Page 1).
U R E
Identifying the Problem (Page 4).
H O
G U
O A
A N
E W E
N O U A
G D
A K M S
V D O A
N O A H W T
H O
D W
E
T M R
L
G
L
O A A M E
H D N G
R O
S W S
B O
G Y
D O
G A
W A N X O
U O H
N G
H M
C R O S S W O R D
Picture Crossword (Page 2).

1
B
6
5
B U L B
7
A
O
I
Y
8
9
T
F
I
13
S I X
H
17
I
C
N
R
20
G L A S
B
P L A
N
O
E
U T O M O B I
S
10
11
R A S H
T O
O
E
14
15
R U
P A C K
R
E
18
C A R T O N
T
E
S
21
B A T
S T
I C
L E
Y S
12
L
U
16
B B E R
O
E
T
19
T I N
L
T E R Y
Wherever you find people, you find a potential

source of marine debris. A cruise ship, picnickers,
a man washing his car, a fisherman and a
beachgoer are ALL potential sources of marine
debris.
Which One is Different? (Page 5).
The lunchbox which is different is found in the
center of the bottom row of lunchboxes.
Secret Code (Page 7).
ALWAYSPUTYOURTRASHINATRASHCAN.
Word Challenge (Page 8).
Here is a sampling of 40 words we found:
(I, a, in, is, as, me, red, bed, are, rid, arm, ear,
bin, see, sin, bee, rim, rib, rind, dine, seem, bind,
read, bare, darn, rain, main, need, bead, bear,
rare, mine, dear, sire, beer, drain, bread, breed,
inside, sardine, etc...
Marine Debris Match Up (Page 10).
Glass bottle = UNDETERMINED
Fishing line = MANY years
Plastic beverage bottle = MANY years
Aluminum can = MANY years
Styrofoam cup = MANY years
Cigarette filter = A few years
Milk carton = A few months
Banana peel = A few weeks
Unscramble the Phrase (Page 16).
FINDOUTIFTHEREISABEACHCLEANUP
INYOURCOMMUNITY.
Debris Detective (Page 20).
REDUCE REUSE RECYCLE
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GAMES & ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS OF ALL AGES

Identifying the Problem

5 Which One Is Different?

16 Unscramble the Phrase

19 Marine Debris Maze

10 Marine Debris Match Up

For more great activities, information, and

*1997 U.S. Academy of Sciences study.

Types of Marine Debris

MARINE DEBRIS COMES

17 DOWN: CRAB ______

Healthy Coral Reef

There are nine pictures below.

HOW YOUR PACKED LUNCH CAN HELP MAKE LESS TRASH

(Answer is on page 21)

(Answers on page 21)

Beat the Clock!

How Long Will it Take?

A manatee can get tangled

A manatee can get tangled

A beaver can get

A beaver can get

HOW TO PLAY (FOR TWO PLAYERS)

A sea turtle can

A sea turtle can

A sea lion can become

A sea lion can become

A Sea Turtles Story

How Can Litter Be Deadly to a Sea Turtle?

Connect the DotsDont Let Your Trash End Up in the Ocean!

Theres already trash there.

Nobody told me not to.

The trash can was too yucky

I dont want to mess up

Animals will eat the apple core.

Its too hard to find a trash can.

Its so tiny, it wont matter.

Mom would get upset if she knew

Bees were around the trash can.

Everyone else does it!

I saw an adult do it.

Someone else will pick it up for me.

I dont care about the beach.

Its JUST a candy wrapper.

There wasnt a sign telling me

Its too heavy to carry.

It fell out of my pocket.

How Can I Help?

Cleaning Up the Beach

Last year, we had a very successful beach cleanup in our community.

stuck in the sand. But the most

piece of garbage we found was a

job himself. He wore gloves so that he wouldnt

job of picking up all of the

. By the end of the day,

. The beach was a much cleaner, safer place to play!

Only a trained and experienced diver should

Getting to the Trash Can

Using a Pencil, Help Billy

Word Find (Page 1).

Identifying the Problem (Page 4).

Picture Crossword (Page 2).

Wherever you find people, you find a potential